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 World War II in the Air: Europe 
 Author: James F. Sunderman World War II in the Air: Europe Bramhall House 1963 Format: PDF Pages: 360 Language: English Size: 44.2 MB While older, this are fine vignettes of European combat. From the Blitzkrieg, through Battle of Britain, to the counterattack over the occupied countries, digressing to North Africa, then the Strategic Air Offensive, D-Day, and those final-hour 'miracle weapons'- this moves rapidly. Some sections will be written by familiar names: Johnny Johnson (RAF), Ernest K. Gann or Robert S. Johnson (USAAF). Others are from unknowns like Maj. Richard Thruelsen and Lt. Elliott Arnold. Units from different Allied air forces were tightening a noose around Rommel's army in Africa after the second battle of el Alamein.
Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain
 Author: Paul Brickhill Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain Ballantine Books 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 348 Language: English Size: 57.2 MB A wonderful Biography of Douglas Bader, RAF pilot and ace of the Battle of Britain. He was extraordinary because both legs had to be amputated after a crash before the start of WWII and his tremendous wartime exploits and lifetime of accomplishments were with 2 artificial legs.
Deceiving Hitler: Double Cross and Deception in World War II (Osprey General Military)
 Author: Terry Crowdy Deceiving Hitler: Double Cross and Deception in World War II Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military 2013 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 344 Size: 3 Mb Language: English In the war against Hitler, the Allies had to use every ounce of cunning and trickery that they possessed, and combining military deceptions with the double-agent network run by the intelligence services, they were able to send the enemy inaccurate and misleading information about Allied troops, plans and operations. From moving imaginary armies around the desert to putting a corpse with fake papers floating in the Mediterranean, and from faking successful bombing campaigns to the convoluted deceptions which kept part of the German forces away from Normandy prior to D-Day, Terry Crowdy explores the deception war that combined the double-agent network with ingenious plans to confuse and hoodwink the Führer.
Schiffer Military History - Gabby. A Figter Pilot's Life
 Author: Francis Gabreski Schiffer Military History - Gabby. A Figter Pilot's Life Schiffer Publishing ISBN: 0764304429 1998 Format: PDF Size: 132,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 176 Gabreski was a top American ace in both WW II and Korea: in the European theater he downed a record 28 aircraft, and in Korea scored six kills. His accomplishments were perhaps astonishing because he came close to washing out in flight training. But his career had some other unusual twists as well. Son of Polish immigrants, Gabreski flew with a Polish squadron of the RAF before he joined the U.S. Air Force and, on the day he was to fly home after 166 missions, he was shot down and captured. He left the Air Force in 1967 and worked in the aircraft industry until 1978, when he became president of the Long Island Rail Road. He retired in 1987. His autobiography is a tale of high adventure and, with an assist from Molesworth, editor of the Skagit Valley Herald in Washington, he tells it with a matter-of-factness that heightens the impact. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Panther Pzkpfw V
 Panther Pzkpfw V. Aero Team Aero Team 09 ISBN: N/A 1991 Language: Czech Pages: 20 Format: PDF Size: 12,2 MB
Tanks illustrated No 27 - Hitler's Panzers The Years of Aggression
 Author: B. Perrett Tanks illustrated No 27 - Hitler's Panzers The Years of Aggression Arms & Armour Press ISBN: 0853688230 1988 Format: PDF Size: 23,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 64 Paperback, fine in fine card covers. ; With over 100 contemporary black & white photographs, and descriptive text.
Tanks on the Beaches: A Marine Tanker in the Pacific War
 Tanks on the Beaches: A Marine Tanker in the Pacific War Author: Robert M. Neiman, Kenneth W. Estes Texas A&M University Press Graduation Year: 2003 Language: English Quality: excellent Format: Pdf Pages: 224 Size: 11,9 Mb Robert Neiman, perhaps the most experienced combat commander of the U.S. Marine Corps’ tank arm, was one of the rare USMC officers to serve in both Iwo Jima and Okinawa battles. In Tanks on the Beaches, Neiman and his coauthor, Kenneth Estes, relay vivid accounts of fighting in the Pacific War, as well as Marine Corps service during the entire World War II period, devoid of idolatry and mythmaking. The result is a war story told from the unique perspective of men fighting from armored machines in desperate battles against a determined enemy.
Bomber Command 1936-1968: An Operational & Historical Record
 Bomber Command: 1936-1968: An Operational & Historical Record Author: Ken Delve Pen and Sword Aviation 2006 ISBN: 1844151832 Pages: 306 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 9 MB This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Bomber Command from its formation on 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. It includes descriptions of many notable bombing raids, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and airfields. The five main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, operations, operational groups, aircrew training and technical details of each aircraft type. Lengthy Annexes cover personnel. the squadrons in World War II, accuracy of attacks, orders of battle for each wartime year, maps of airfields locations, tonnage of bombs dropped and nuclear weapons carried in the post-war years.
Modelling the IS Heavy Tank (Osprey Modelling №9)
 Author: Nicola Cortese Modelling the IS Heavy Tank Osprey Publishing Osprey Modelling №9 2004 Format: EPUB Pages: 80 Size: 14 Mb Language: English The IS (Iosef Stalin) heavy tanks were some of the most widely used AFVs produced by the USSR. First entering combat in 1944, the IS-2 went head-to-head with German tanks such as the Panther, Tiger and King Tiger, and post war IS-2s and IS-3s were exported to China, Cuba and North Korea. This book is packed with easy to follow super-detailing and finishing instructions for building the IS-2, IS-3, and IS-3M variants, as well as for the prototype ISU-152, and features kits from manufacturers such as Dragon, Tamiya, and Fujimi. Advanced scratch-building techniques and working with photo-etched and other after-market accessories in 1/35 and 1/76 scales are covered, making this highly accessible book a welcome addition to any modeller's library.
Conflict over Convoys: Anglo-American Logistics Diplomacy in the Second World War
 Author: Kevin Smith Conflict over Convoys: Anglo-American Logistics Diplomacy in the Second World War Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521520304 2002 Format: PDF Size 9,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 336 Conflict Over Convoys examines the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of Anglo-American diplomacy, deepening our understanding of Allied strategy, British industrial decline, and operations TORCH and OVERLORD. Britain's dependence on American ships and logistical support created controversy over the control of military strategy; victory in the Atlantic eventually allowed America to dominate Allied logistics diplomacy. Conflict Over Convoys shows how these tensions reflect the decline of British hegemony and America's rise to global influence.
Freedoms Battle 01 - The War at Sea 1939-1945
 Author: John Winton Freedoms Battle 01 - The War at Sea 1939-1945 Vintage Books 2007 Format: PDF Pages: 425 Language: English Size: 16 MB The Second World War produced hundreds of actions and incidents at sea which were packed with drama and suspense and which evoked the greatest heroism. Here is a generous selection of personal experience written by the men and women who were there: in the British and Commonwealth Navies the Fleet Air Arm the Merchant Navy or ashore. Names which have passed into history - Narvik Dunkirk the River Plate the Bismarck the Scharnhorst Crete Anzio the Battle of the Atlantic the Russian convoys - all these and many others are reflected in these gripping eyewitness testimonies.This is the first volume in the unique Freedom's Battle trilogy which provides intensely vivid accounts of war at sea in the air and on land. Far better than any single narrative the extracts build up a complete picture of the War as it was experienced by the men and women who actually fought in it.
Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945
 Author: Williamson Murray Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 Freundlich Books 1987 ISBN: 0881910317 Format: PDF Size: 20,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 379 Dr. Murray's book provides a detailed analytical study of the development of the Luftwaffe. The author takes an in-depth look at the "easy war" (1939-40) and the turn toward Russia in Operation Barbarossa. Dr. Murray investigates the war of attrition from 1942 through early 1944 and the reasons for the final demise of the Luftwaffe from April through September 1944.
RAF Beccles at War 1943-45
 Author: Malcolm R Holmes RAF Beccles at War 1943-45 Malcolm R Holmes 2010 Format: PDF Pages: 64 Language: English Size: 30 MB Originally intended for use as a heavy bomber base for the 8th United States Army Air Force, the airfield at Beccles became a victim of the changing operational pattern of the War and was instead assigned to the RAF. From August 1944 it was used by Coastal Command largely as a base for Air Sea Rescue and as an emergency landing field for aircraft returning from Europe as it was the most easterly base in Britain. This is the story of the dramatic rescues, forced landings and secret testing that went on at RAF Beccles during its two tumultuous years of wartime service.
Edge of Centre - The Eventful Life of Group Captain Gerald Packer
 Author: Chris Coulthard-Clark Edge of Centre - The Eventful Life of Group Captain Gerald Packer Royal Australian Air Force Museum 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 197 Language: English Size: 13.7 MB Though little known today, Gerald Packer was an influential figure in Australian public affairs for more than 30 years. An original thinker, Packer was prominent in Australia's intellectual circles both before and after the Second World War and contributed to an astonishingly diverse range of contemporary issues — including defense policy, international relations, economics, immigration, transport, business management and civil rights. Edge of Centre traces Packer s life from childhood to his death in 1962. entral to the story are his two periods of service in both the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force. In the 1920s he was the RAAF s leading air photography expert, later becoming chief of intelligence and holding other senior posts at crucial points during the Second World War. His previously unacknowledged role in predicting Japan s entry into the war, the inquiry into the 1942 bombing of Darwin and the 1945 Morotai mutiny places Packer as a figure constantly operating at the edge of the centre. Drawing from extensive family records, Chris Coulthard-Clark has assembled a remarkable array of Packer s published and unpublished writings to provide an impressive testimony to the talents of an extraordinary individual.
Himmler's Bosnian Division - The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943-1945
 Author: George Lepre Himmler's Bosnian Division - The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943-1945 Schiffer Publishing 2004 Format: PDF Pages: 371 Language: English Size: 15.6 MB This is the story of the Handschar, a Muslim combat formation created by the Germans to restore order in Bosnia. What actually transpired was quite different. A well written and detailed book about one of the Waffen SS units that is considered to be one of Hitler's, and Himmler's since he came up with the idea, inept units. The author builds the case that when the unit was fighting in it's homeland for their family, friends and neighbors defense the unit did a credible job. When they were tasked with fighting against the Soviets or outside of their homeland they failed.
The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan
 The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan Author: Anne Sharp Wells Scarecrow Press, Inc. 2009 ISBN-13: 978–0810868632 Pages: 494 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 10 MB World War II dominates world history today as it dominated world attention over 60 years ago. In spite of the alliances that bound many of the same participants, the war was essentially two separate but simultaneous conflicts: one involved Japan as the major antagonist and took place mostly in Asia and Pacific; and the other, initiated by Germany and Italy, was contested mainly in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic. The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan traces the brutal conflict from Japan's seizure of Chinese territory in 1931, through the onset of war with the Western Allies in 1941, to the use of atomic weapons by the United States in 1945. It also addresses the aftermath of the war including the formation of the United Nations and the American occupation of Japan. As the first of two volumes covering World War II, this volume concentrates on the war in Asia and the Pacific so the user benefits from the comprehensive explanations of the people, places, and events that shaped much of that region's 20th-century history.
The Life and Death of Nazi Germany
 Author: Robert Goldston The Life and Death of Nazi Germany Fawcett Publications, Inc. 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 228 Language: English Size: 31.6 MB Examines basic problems of German history as reflected by the temper and times which permitted the rise and fall of Hitler and the Third Reich.
The Waffen SS - In the East 1941-1943
 The Waffen SS - In the East 1941-1943 Author: Nicholas Milton Archive Media Publishing Ltd 2011 ISBN 13: 978-1908538642 Pages: 200 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 10 MB This is the illustrated history of the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front. The life and death of the Waffen SS can be traced in the surviving photographs, and the brooding saga of the decline from triumph into disaster is told through these powerful images which clearly document the reality of combat on the Russian Front. These rare images capture the optimism of opening stage of the war and the challenges of Barbarossa more clearly than words can ever tell. The seasons of mud and the white hell of a Russian winter are encapsulated in this excellent selection of evocative images introduced and described by historian and author Nicholas Milton. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in the course of the war in the East and the role played by the Waffen SS.
The Combat History of German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 653 in World War II
 Author: Karlheinz Munch The Combat History of German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 653 in World War II Stackpole Books ISBN: 0811732428 2005 Format: PDF Size: 81,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 401 German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 653 was equipped with the heaviest tank destroying vehicles of the German armed forces. Initially activated as an assault gun battalion and redesignated in April 1943, the 653 received its first Ferdinand heavy tank destroyers (later modified and renamed Elephants) in May 1943 and went into action on the Eastern Front a month later. In 1944, the unit converted to the even more massive Jagdtiger. The seventy-five-ton, heavily armored Jagdtiger was the behemoth of the battlefield and boasted a 128mm gun-as opposed to the Ferdinand's 88-with a range of more than thirteen miles, making it deadly despite its limited mobility. Outfitted with these lethal giants, the 653 saw service in Russia, Italy, Austria, and Germany.
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